Chapter 290: Stone Mimic

I'm at death's door, there's no point in fearing it. Inside my Sumeru Ring, there is a Prison Dog Order that can control the restrictions of this place. The restriction can hold up to sixteen bloodho...The cave was colder than I had imagined, and the oppressive atmosphere could easily drive those of weaker cultivation mad. After entering the cave, Lu Xia Tian felt his divine sense suppressed even more deeply than in the outer regions of Yin Feng Valley.

The space inside the cave was vast. After more than a hundred meters, it turned dark and gray, with nothing visible. There was a faint whistling sound of wind. Along the way, one occasionally stepped on a couple of bleached bones, which cracked with a brittle sound.

Lu Xia Tian frowned, forcing himself to endure the discomfort this situation was causing him. He tried his best to pay attention to his surroundings, occasionally glancing back, only to find that he could no longer see what was happening at the entrance of the cave. The entrance where it had been before seemed to have vanished from its original spot, as if it had moved somewhere else. This place felt off.

Lu Xiaotian's expression changed slightly. It wasn't because he was lost; in fact, with his Yu Gui Jia, he wouldn't have been at risk of getting lost. It was just that the primordial spirit within the Forbidden Soul Orb had already passed through this place and hadn't mentioned it to him.

Thinking of this, Lu Xia Tian’s face turned slightly unsightly. He wanted to keep his promise, but in the end, he was tricked by the Yuanshen inside the Soul-Suppressing Orb. He managed to get here against his will, and because the gloomy atmosphere of this place covered everything around, his divine sense couldn't probe beyond a certain distance. The Yuanshen inside the Soul-Suppressing Orb probably thought that by luring him into this tomb, he had gained the upper hand, right If it were the old him, without the Yuan Gui甲 in his hands, he might have really been tricked.

However, for the sake of that so-called secret in his mouth, I will endure it for a while and see what tricks this guy wants to play. If he doesn't have any bad intentions, then it's fine. But if he does, there will come a time when this guy regrets it. A surge of anger welled up in Lu Xiaoteng's heart at the same time, his view of this guy plummeted to its lowest point. It had been a long time since he had been schemed against like this, and even worse, he was being calculated using his promise as a tool.

Lu Xia Tian had been lurking in the cultivation world for so long, although his hands were stained with quite a few lives, he still had a bottom line. As for the promises he made, as long as there were no unforeseen circumstances, he would try his best to fulfill them. The soul within the Soul-Binding Pearl thought it had succeeded, using the weakness of having no retreat, intending to bind Lu Xia Tian to his chariot. However, what it didn't know was that doing so would lead to even greater losses in the end.

A sharp pain shot through his leg, as if he'd been bitten by something. Lu Xia Tian was startled, and saw a head-sized stone that seemed to have come alive, opening its mouth wide and biting into his calf muscle. Its abstract face was filled with malice, its head shaking back and forth, seemingly trying to tear a chunk of flesh from his leg with the force of its movements. But the thing had no hands or feet, only a round body, making it look rather ridiculous.

“It’s a Stone Mimic Beast!” A glimmer of surprise flashed in Lu Xia Tian’s eyes. This kind of Stone Mimic Beast was a very peculiar monster. Unlike ordinary monsters, its life force fluctuations were not normal. When the Stone Mimic Beast remained still, it looked exactly like a stone hidden there. Let alone Lu Xia Tian who was just a Qi Refining cultivator, even a Golden Core cultivator might not be able to sense the Stone Mimic Beast beneath their feet. Because it lacked limbs, the Stone Mimic Beast’s movement speed was very slow. It would be lucky if it could move a few hundred meters in a year. Usually, it stayed in one place, waiting for prey to treat it like a stone and come close, and then suddenly pounce, just like what happened now, swallowing its prey whole.

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This hunting method was destined to catch very little. Ordinary demonic beasts would have starved long ago, but the Stone Mimic has its own unique survival methods. They are more capable of enduring hunger than even a desert tortoise, with an incredibly low need for food. A few meals every few years can sustain their existence. Moreover, the Stone Mimic itself holds no value; killing it would just result in a useless rock. It is also thick-skinned and durable. Even Lu Xiaotian would probably have to strike several times before shattering it. Most ordinary people or demonic beasts who are bitten by this thing could only curse their bad luck. Lu Xiaotian naturally felt the same way, there was no need to argue with a mere stone.

He kicked the rock beast aside irritably, but his calf had been bitten with several tooth marks, oozing a little blood. It's not that his cultivation level was low; if it were someone else, they would have been bitten off their leg or even taken a chunk of flesh by now.

“What a shame, the Yuxing Stone which was almost within my grasp was snatched away by that damned monster.”

Lu Xia Tian walked for a while, and encountered two attacks again. Although he didn't get hit, he was very bothered by it. Just then, a sound suddenly came from the front. It sounded somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before. It must have been a long time ago.

It seemed that the other party was not alone. Anyone who could appear in such a place was not someone to be trifled with. In the unknown enemy situation, Lu Xia Tian hid himself.

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“Next time I encounter that monster, I must catch it and extract its soul for refining!” Another ominous voice echoed.

Lu Xia Tian held his breath and focused, intending to listen for a few more sentences. Suddenly, a gust of wind flashed behind him. Lu Xia Tian was startled, but he didn't panic. The golden puppet appeared out of thin air, standing behind him. Its two hands, wielding a heavy sword, slashed towards the gust of wind with unwavering defiance.

When Lu Xia Tian turned around, a gigantic white bone skull appeared. It wore a withered bone armor and held a rusty, large blade in both hands. The skull rode on what seemed to be a tiger bone frame. The skeletal tiger used as a mount continuously retreated under the immense recoil force, finally crashing into the stone wall with a loud bang.

"What a remarkable puppet!" The owner of the sinister voice behind him exclaimed in surprise.

When he was discovered, Lu Xia Tian's heart skipped a beat. He saw that from among the scattered bones on the ground, a broken skeleton rose up. It pieced its severed hand back onto itself and, limping with each step, stood behind the black-robed old man who had appeared.

No wonder they used this kind of trick. Lu Xia Tian's eyes flashed, in such a place with heavy yin energy, Ghost Cultivators indeed had an unparalleled advantage. It was also in this extremely yin-heavy place that Lu Xia Tian's divine sense was suppressed to a certain extent, and he had to always pay attention to the potential dangers around him, which distracted his attention. Generally larger threats would certainly escape his eyes. The white skeleton in front of him whose soul power was extremely weak, was discovered by him. Under the cover of the yin energy in the tomb, it was overlooked under Lu Xia Tian's eyelids.

“Quack, quack, I didn't expect to be defeated by such an inconspicuous and easily crushed crippled skeleton.” The black-robed old man let out a terrible laugh, appearing quite pleased with himself.

“Indeed, quite unexpected. A good move,” Lu Xia Tian nodded sincerely, “Ginger is still the hottest spice. Although I consider myself careful and cautious, I didn’t expect to be caught by this black-robed elder’s scheme.”improvement is not only about the increase in blood essence power, but also the growth of the soul is a key factor. Once the lotus avatar arrives and merges, even if Lu Xia Tian doesn't know exactly h...